To: Perdogg
I wonder how good these guys are. Could they go toe to toe with, let's say, Al Qaeda?Well, you could look it up - "Great Battles in History Won by the Swiss Guards."
Oh, wait ...
7 posted on
02/28/2013 7:50:18 AM PST by
oh8eleven
(RVN '67-'68)
To: oh8eleven
There is a first time for everything.
8 posted on
02/28/2013 7:52:50 AM PST by
Perdogg
(Sen Ted Cruz is my adoptive Senator)
To: oh8eleven
The Swiss were famous as warriors and mercenaries.
12 posted on
02/28/2013 8:03:44 AM PST by
ansel12
(Romney is a longtime supporter of homosexualizing the Boy Scouts (and the military).)
To: oh8eleven
13 posted on
02/28/2013 8:13:05 AM PST by
VR-21
To: oh8eleven
Sometimes the sign of being a highly skilled force is never having to fight.
17 posted on
02/28/2013 8:25:22 AM PST by
discostu
(Not just another moon faced assassin of joy.)
To: oh8eleven
In May 1527 about 150 out of 190 Swiss Guards gave their lives fighting the troops of Charles V and allowing Pope Clement VII to escape capture. Anyone who thinks the current Swiss Guard wouldn’t do the same to protect the current Pope is kidding themselves.
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